2022
Sex Differences in Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Results From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Demel S, Reeves M, Xu H, Xian Y, Mac Grory B, Fonarow G, Matsouaka R, Smith E, Saver J, Schwamm L. Sex Differences in Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Results From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry. Stroke 2022, 53: 3099-3106. PMID: 35880521, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.038491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular therapyIschemic strokeHealth Stroke Scale scoreTreatment ratesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsGuidelines-Stroke registryStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeSex differencesLarge vessel occlusionMultivariable regression analysisIschemic stroke dischargesEVT useHospital deathHospital mortalityASA guidelinesVessel occlusionOdds ratioScale scoreStroke dischargesSignificant sex differencesWomenNational InstituteMenStatistical adjustment
2012
Implementing a State-based Stroke Quality Improvement Collaborative
O’Neill H, Coe L, Magdon-Ismail Z, Schwamm L. Implementing a State-based Stroke Quality Improvement Collaborative. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2012, 11: 114-122. PMID: 22825531, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e31825e12a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke quality improvementService hospitalsAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealthcare Improvement collaborative modelAcute stroke careAmerican Stroke AssociationNational clinical guidelinesQuality Improvement CollaborativeClinical quality improvementCase entryHospital quality improvementStroke careStroke AssociationClinical guidelinesHospital representativesPatient careStroke dischargesHospitalMassachusetts DepartmentQuality improvementHospital fundingPublic healthConsistent participationDescriptive statisticsCollaborative model